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February 2057

11 Sunday
 greenSixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
65th World Day of Prayer for the Sick (est. 1992)
Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed, Pref. of Sunday.
Yr B [77] Lev 13:1-2, 44-46; Ps 32:1-2, 5, 11; 1 Cor 10:31-11:1; Mark 1:40-45.
 Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 2 of the Psalter.
Anniversary:108th anniversary of the death of P. James O'Connell (76) d. 1949 at Preston, Lancs, England. Read Obituary
Anniversary:90th anniversary of the death of F. Philip Hogg (64) d. 1967 at Ilkley, England. Read Obituary
Birthday:116th birthday of P. John MLAKAR (born this day in 1941).
Birthday:56th birthday of NS. Faustino Atanásio JOÃO (born this day in 2001).

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1546LeJay is one of the theologians commissioned at Trent to draft the decree on Scripture and tradition.
1915Wlodimir Ledochowski is elected the 26th General of the Society. He will serve for 27 years.
1930Fr. Ledochowski creates the Historical Institute of the Society, with Pedro Leturia as first director.
1950Hans Urs von Balthasar leaves the Society to work with laity, the Johannes Gemeinschaft.
1954Pierre Charles, S.J. dies missiologist and spiritual writer. He wrote Prayer of All Men/Things/Times.
1997Robert A. Graham, S.J. dies, age 84. He is an historian of Vatican diplomacy, an expert on the relation of Pope Pius XII to the Nazis. He also was on the staff of America magazine.
2013Pope Benedict announces his decision to retire. It becomes effective on February 28.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2057

Dominical Letter  g
Golden Number  6
Epact  xxiv
Solar Cycle 22
Letter of the Martyrology E
Roman Year of Indiction 5
Julian Period Year 6770
Years since the confirmation of the Society 517
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  501
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 36
Sunday Readings  Cycle  B
Weekday Readings  Cycle   I
Gregorian Easter 22 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    29 April